The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in southern Iraq, as AP reported. In a statement released Thursday, the military says the soldier was killed during operations Wednesday in southern Iraq. The statement gave no cause of death. It says the incident is under investigation. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Iraqi officials say attacks on a police patrol in northern Baghdad and a checkpoint north of the city killed two policemen early Thursday. The officials spoke on condition on anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
